Bengali Panjika — Saturday, August 25, 2018

The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

Traditional solar date

8 Bhadra 1425

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Bangla Academy date
10 Bhadra 1425
Hijri date
13 Dhu al-Hijjah 1439
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075

The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

5:49 AM

Almanac sunset

6:27 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:23 PM

Day length: 12 h 38 min · Night length: 11 h 23 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Shravana · Purnimanta month: Shravana · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 3/4/1 (23/5/40 danda) · 3:04 PM, then Purnima

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).

tithi

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chaturdashiday 3/4/1 (23/5/40 danda)3:04 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanaday 10/57/46 (12/50/3 danda)10:57 AM
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhananight 10/12/31 (40/56/56 danda)10:12 PM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 3/4/1 (23/5/40 danda)3:04 PM
Vishtilate night 4/0/58 (55/28/2 danda)4:00 AM (Aug 26)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 12:13 AM (Aug 26)
Yogini
West, from 3:04 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi, Purnima — sapindana

Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela
5:49 AM – 7:24 AM, 4:52 PM – 6:27 PM
Barabela
1:43 PM – 3:17 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:02 AM – 1:24 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:33 PM
Pradosha
6:27 PM – 8:03 PM
Nishita
11:44 PM – 12:32 AM (Aug 26)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 31 in Bhadra

Month runs: Aug 18 Sep 17

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

About this panjika

  • Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
  • The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
  • Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
  • Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.

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